WIll having an aftermarket Sunroof installed weaken the car??
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WIll having an aftermarket Sunroof installed weaken the car??
Howzit everyone, I was wondering if having an aftermarket sunroof (say from http://www.skylitesunroofs.com/) installed in a z28 coupe would weaken the car? I heard somewhere that cars with the t-tops (like my RS) are weaker when you have high horsepower because they case the car to twist more. I'm not sure if the z28 i'm gonna get will have a sunroof or nit, but I know I want one ... and i also plan to be running alot of horsepower (400+ @ LEAST). Will the car be able to handle it?? Thanks for any input!!
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--- Currently ---
Maroon 1989 Camaro RS
Crappy 305 TBI / Auto
Hypertech Stage 2 Chip (and 160/ThermoStat)
2.5" Pipes, No Cat, Flowmasters (Dual)
GT Grant Wheel
Planned: just tint!! (its a lost cause!)
--- Next Project ---
1992 Camaro z28 (5.7ltr / Auto)
K1 Interior Kit, Sparco Seats, Tweeded Interior, 6 pt Rollcage
TurboCharged L98 w/ internal work and T56 Tranny swap
Full Suspension (Eibach, Sphon, Undecided Shocks), Brake Upgrades (Baer), 18x9 Cobra R's all around
LOTS of bodymods and House of Kolor Chameleon II Black/Green Paint
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It will severly hurt your structural integrety (misspelled). The main roof support runs right down the middle of the roof, right were that hole will go. A Ttops conversion is a much better idea.
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...dude took the words right outta my mouth!
I strongly recommend that you either live with the hardtop or just wait and find a factory T-Top car. You'll diminish the structural integrity of the car by cutting a hole in the center of the roof.
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ok thats what I thought!!! hahahha. oh well, no sunroof for me then (and no t-tops, i got t-tops now and they rust out very easily here on the islands). thanks for the info guys!!! I think im gonna save the sunroof idea for my next project truck ...
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--- Currently ---
Maroon 1989 Camaro RS
Crappy 305 TBI / Auto
Hypertech Stage 2 Chip (and 160/ThermoStat)
2.5" Pipes, No Cat, Flowmasters (Dual)
GT Grant Wheel
Planned: just tint!! (its a lost cause!)
--- Next Project ---
1992 Camaro z28 (5.7ltr / Auto)
K1 Interior Kit, Sparco Seats, Tweeded Interior, 6 pt Rollcage
TurboCharged L98 w/ internal work and T56 Tranny swap
Full Suspension (Eibach, Sphon, Undecided Shocks), Brake Upgrades (Baer), 18x9 Cobra R's all around
LOTS of bodymods and House of Kolor Chameleon II Black/Green Paint
------------------
--- Currently ---
Maroon 1989 Camaro RS
Crappy 305 TBI / Auto
Hypertech Stage 2 Chip (and 160/ThermoStat)
2.5" Pipes, No Cat, Flowmasters (Dual)
GT Grant Wheel
Planned: just tint!! (its a lost cause!)
--- Next Project ---
1992 Camaro z28 (5.7ltr / Auto)
K1 Interior Kit, Sparco Seats, Tweeded Interior, 6 pt Rollcage
TurboCharged L98 w/ internal work and T56 Tranny swap
Full Suspension (Eibach, Sphon, Undecided Shocks), Brake Upgrades (Baer), 18x9 Cobra R's all around
LOTS of bodymods and House of Kolor Chameleon II Black/Green Paint
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ok, i do have an aftermarket sunroof in my 86 firebird, the guy before me had it done. now when i took the headliner out to repair i saw that the middle bar was cut with tin snips or something, not very clean cut. but i also have an 88 iroc with t-tops, and let me say my bird drive much better than the iroc, i dont even notice the flex on the bird like i do the iroc when i turn corners.
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